Today I’m sharing a masculine card that I created for the Retro Sketches #53 Challenge.  I used the Feeling Sentimental stamp set that you can earn for free from Stampin’ Up! during Sale-a-bration.  Here is the sketch:

And here is my card:

I stared by stamping the bike image in Crumb Cake ink on Very Vanilla card stock.  Then I cut the panel into 3 strips, each measuring 3/4″ x 3-1/4″.

I sponged the edges with Crumb Cake ink, then attached a strip of Crumb Cake card stock measuring 7/8″ x 3-3/8″  to the back of each with SNAIL.  I used my Paper Snips to cut the flag ends.

I stamped the sentiment from the Feeling Sentimental stamp set in Chocolate Chip ink , sponged the edges and adhered it to a strip of Chocolate Chip card stock.  I also sponged the edges of the Parker’s Pattern DSP with Chocolate Chip ink.

To finish the card, I layered and adhered the larger Chocolate Chip panel and the Parker’s Pattern DSP panel to the card base and I adhered the three flags to the card front with SNAIL.  I pierced four holes in the sentiment strip with my Paper-Piercing Tool and placed Metallic Brads through each hole and adhered the strip to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I also looped Linen Thread through a large Silver Basics Designer Button, tied the thread on the back side, then adhered the button to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Stampin’ Up! products used to create this card:

Stamps:  Feeling Sentimental (Sale-a-bration Item 129627 wood, 129630 clear)

Embellishments:  Silver Basics Designer Buttons (129325); 3/16″ Metallic Brads (119741); Linen Thread (104199)

Ink:  Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad (126975); Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin’ Pad (126979)

Tools:  Stamping Sponges (101610); Paper-Piercing Tool (126189) & Stampin’ Pierce Mat (126199)

Card Stock  & Cuts:  Crumb Cake (120953) – card base cut to 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ and scored at 4-1/4″, 3 strips cut to 7/8″ x 3-1/4″; Chocolate Chip (102128) – panel cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″ and strip cut to 7/8″ x 3-1/8″; Very Vanilla (101650) – panel cut to 2-1/4″ x 3-1/4″ (then cut again into 3/4″ x 3-1/4″ strips after the image is stamped) and a strip cut to 3/4″ x 3″; Parker’s Pattern Designer Series Paper (131021) – panel cut to 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″

Adhesive:  SNAIL Adhesive (104332); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)

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Amy

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